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Walmart... Unfortunately. I've seen almost 100% of the American bicycle industry go overseas in the last 15 years- more so, the last 8-10 years though. Short story. Schwinn and Mongoose bikes were widely known. The baby boomers knew Schwinn. Gen-X knows Mongoose. Schwinn filed for...

On Baldor's website it shows both with the cast tool rest. Using Google it's 50/50 on the 662. Some say stamped, others show cast and don't say in the details.

For Christmas I wanted the Baldor 623e. It's USA made and .33hp w/6" wheels and cast toll rest. Just looking on their site though, I found the 662 and it has the same specs with one exception - the weight. The 623e is 47lbs where the 662 is 29lbs. Is the 623e worth the extra $100+? What am I...

Well guys, I'm pissed off at my uncle... My dad and I went to my uncles this weekend and he told us he sold it for.. SCRAP! About 2 years ago he cleaned out the basement and sold it along with old hand tools. He said it was too big and they took it out on a hand truck. According to him it was...

Not all accidents are preventable in the real world. My junior year in high school a blade guide on the bandsaw broke off where it was welded on. It hit the blade, the blade broke and the guide hit my finger (we assume this is how it happened) The bandsaw didn't make any funny sounds like there...

Right! That's what I'm thinking too. It's probably a 4" vice! Lol!

I mounted mine on the left side of the bench. I put a radius on the corner so you can rotate it without the handle being in the way. I mounted it here since I want a bench grinder on this bench too. I didn't want the grinder next to the new water heater. To be honest, though I'm lefty, I see no...

Thanks guys. I'm dealing with 2 old fogeys so give me some time here! Lol! This vice is located in North East Pa. Fwiw. This vice would be "useless" to me cause how big it is. So more or less I'm wondering if a big vice like what was explained to me was rare, therfore valuable. Or if it was...

BLast night my dad came over our house and I invited him down the basement to see how I modified his old work bench. I mounted up the Yost that I just bought and figured he'd like to see it. As we're talking about the vice he mentions that there's one in his brothers basement that "was old when...

Yep! 7" on the "front" and 11" if reversed. I like the pipe jaws too. There's 1 set, but they act as 2. I think I can clamp between 3/8" and 4" (?) and they're removable.

Well, after a ***** backed out of selling me a C. Parker from 1903 and a Wilton, I couldn't find another vice that caught my eyes. I went on to Yost's website and this one stood out. I've never seen one that looked like a hammerhead shark. I clicked on it and saw it was made in the USA, lifetime...

I just bought a new Yost 865-di vice for several reasons. One being that it's made in the USA. While doing research on vices, a lot of them are 30,000 psi, where this one is 65,000 psi ductile iron (hence the "di" in the model#). What's the difference/significance of this? Will it be stronger...

Hey, I'm Larry. I do cnc work full time and on the side I've done bike mechanics for 18 years. Anything from building the bike from frame up, rebuilding Fox suspension to tune-ups. I ride DH and Enduro mostly, but I don't race. I found this site when looking for some advice about vices. So here...